Kostermanthus heteropetalus
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Description
Tree to 35 m tall, older trees buttressed to 1 m up trunk;
Leaves coriaceous, usually elliptic-subovate to rarely lanceolate, 5-20 by 2.5-6 cm, bluntly acuminate at apex, cuneate to rounded at base, glabrous on both surfaces, minutely papillose on venation of both surfaces giving a bead-like appearance;
Stipules 6-7 mm long, partly intrapetiolar, carinate, ovate, foliaceous, acute to acuminate, persistent to subpersistent.
Inflorescences little-branched, to 10 cm long, the rachis and branches lightly tomentellous;
Petals white tinged pink, fleshy, ellliptic, concave, largest up to 15 mm long, tomentellous on exterior, enveloping staminal ligule, the others much smaller to 6 mm long.
Stamens 25-30 united into a unilateral ligule for ⅔ length, to 12 mm long, glabrous;
Ovary densely pilose.
Fruit ovoid, unilocular 4 by 3 cm;